Special Screenings and Events

We host special screenings and events throughout the year. Here is a selection of what we've done so far.

2020

  • TRAIN TO BUSAN + PENINSULA Preview // Dir. Yeon Sang-ho
  • BACURAU Preview // Dirs. Juliano Dornelles & Kleber Mendonça

2019

  • THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 20th Anniversary screening // Dirs. Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez
  • HAIL SATAN? Preview + Skype Q&A with Lucien Greaves // Dir. Penny Lane
  • THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Preview // Dir. Lars von Trier

2018

  • BEAST Preview + Special Guest Michael Pearce // Dir. Michael Pearce
  • MY FRIEND DAHMER Preview // Dir. Marc Meyers

2017

  • FREE FIRE Preview + Special Guest Ben Wheatley // Dir. Ben Wheatley
  • MINDHORN Preview + Special Guests Julian Barratt & Simon Farnaby // Dir. Sean Foley

2016

  • HIGH-RISE Preview + Special guest Ben Wheatley // Dir. Ben Wheatley
  • GREEN ROOM Preview // Dir. Jeremy Saulnier
  • DOCTOR BUTCHER MD (MEDICAL DEVIATE) (presented by Mayhem and The Reprobate) // Dir. Marino Girolami
  • THE KILLING OF AMERICA (presented by Mayhem, The Reprobate and Severin Films) // Dirs. Sheldon Renan & Leonard Schrader

2015

  • LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU + Special guest Carl Daft // Dir. David Gregory
  • VAMPYROS LESBOS (presented by Mayhem and Strange Things Are Happening) + Special guest David Flint // Dir. Jesus Franco
  • POINT BLANK // Dir. John Borman
  • STONE + PSYCHOMANIA // Dirs. Sandy Harbutt + Don Sharp

2014

  • MANBORG // Dir. Steve Kostanski & Astron-6
  • VIDEO NASTIES: DRACONIAN DAYS + Special guests Jake West, Mark Morris & David Flint // Dir. Jake West
  • SHEER FILTH Book Launch + Special guests David Flint & Harvey Fenton
  • POLYESTER in Odorama + Recorded introduction from John Waters // Dir. John Waters
  • WOLFCOP // Dir. Lowell Dean

2013

  • BIRDEMIC 2 + Special guests James Nguyen, Alan Bagh, TJ Favaloro & Jeff Gross // Dir. James Nguyen
  • SPIDER BABY (part of Cinema Diabolique Scalarama Triple Bill) // Dir. Jack Hill
  • BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS + FEMALE TROUBLE // Dirs. Russ Meyer + John Waters
  • THE ABC'S OF DEATH // Dirs. Various

2012

  • I DRINK YOUR BLOOD + FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN // Dirs. David E. Durston + Paul Morriseey & Antonio Margheriti
  • FRANKENHOOKER (part of Cinema Diabolique's Ghouls, Frankenstein and Murder) // Dir. Frank Henenlotter
  • ANTIVIRAL // Dir. Brandon Cronenberg
  • THE WICKER MAN Sing-Along // Dir. Robin Hardy

2011

  • WAKE WOOD // Dir. David Keating
  • THE WOMAN // Dir. Lucky McKee
  • THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE + TENEBRAE + CONFESSIONS // Dirs. Dario Argento + Dario Argento + Tetsuya Nakashima

Mayhem Film Festival is Supported by

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    Last Exit to Nowhere